per-181 The guys behind this dog's dinner also created The Worst Week of my Life, which was absolutely brilliant. Well written, well acted and very, very funny.How then is it possible for them to come up with this absolute mess? The Royal Bodyguard is so bad that it defies description. Remembering David Jason's excellent performances in Open all Hours, The Darling Buds of May, Only Fools and Horses and A Touch of Frost, just to name a few, this is totally inexplicable. Why did he say yes to this? He must have made a quid or two over the years, enough to be able to turn down such a stinker.Avoid this like the plague!

thereelalansmithee This series was awful, no doubt about it. The 'comedy' was clear to see coming from a mile off, and weakly executed. To be honest, I had to turn off before the end of the first episode, and chose not to return for the rest. However David Jason is a legend, who has played some of our favourite ever TV characters (particularly Del Boy and Arkwright). I'm sorry for David, but I congratulate him for not walking away from this project during production, probably for the sake of everyone else, more than himself. Don't worry David, you won't be remembered for this shambles. I've forgotten it already. You will, however, always be fondly remembered for the great stuff, and we still love you for having brought us so much laughter.

studioAT Sir David Jason returns to comedy in this new role. After becoming such a huge icon through shows such as Open All Hours, A Touch Of Frost and Only Fools And Horses anything new he did was always going to pail in comparison but I don't think The Royal Bodyguard is as bad as people claim it to be.It's very much on David Jason's head and much of it's humour derives from physical comedy. People will say that this is old fashioned but lots of people still enjoy things like Laurel and Hardy which is the same sort of thing.It's refreshing that there are no sexual references or swearing and the BBC needs more of this.The scripts waver from being good to lousy but there are enough good points to keep watching however you can't help but think that the bumbling fool in authority joke has been done better with Clouseau and Johnny English.

plutus1947 David Jason is arguably the best UK TV actor ever. Whether it is comedy like Only Fools & Horses and Porterhouse Blue, or hard hitting dramas like Frost and All The King's Men, Jason's acting is impeccable.He has, or had, a knack of selecting just the right scripts to show off his perfect acting ability.Sadly, in the case of The Royal Bodyguard this knack appears to have eluded him.SPOILER BEGINS: David Jason plays the part of Captain Guy Hubble, an ex soldier, who, after saving the Queen's life by stopping her runaway carriage was given the post of The Royal Bodyguard. It was Hubble's fault the horses stampeded in the first place.I must say this scene I thought was quite funny.SPOILER ENDS From there on what promised to be a typical Jason comedy series started to go down hill and if the first episode is anything to go by the series will continue to falter.True I have only seen the first episode and because I love Jason as an actor I will continue to watch the series in the hope it will improve although I don't hold out much hope.SPOILER BEGINS: In the first episode Jason (Hubble) was employed to secure the Queen's safety at a conference, because he had saved the Queen's life.The whole of the Government department responsible for the Queen's safety hate Hubble and want him replaced because of his total incompetence.Of course that did not happen because through his incompetence he saved the life of the Queen yet again.SPOILER ENDS All through the thirty minute episode it was no more than a sequence of slapstick and farce. The plot and dialogue was totally forgettable, in fact it was thinner than a sheet of paper.This series gives the impression that it was written after the author had seen Johnny English.Johnny English was much better and much more enjoyable, probably because Rowan Atkinson who played English is perfect in this type of role, and if they had cast Atkinson in the part of Guy Hubble I have a feeling I would have thoroughly enjoyed The Royal Bodyguard, especially if they had named the main character Bean, the character Rowan Atkinson is most famous for.I am so sorry Sir David but as much as I admire you as possibly Britains greatest TV actor I feel you have made a great mistake in choosing the role of Guy Hubble in this series.Unless there is a drastic improvement in the next 5 episodes I really cannot see a second series.I have given this first episode a 3 star rating simply because I love David as an actor and did enjoy the first scene.ADDENDUMSince writing the above review I have watched the complete first series and I owe David Jason a big apology.Each episode became more and more enjoyable and in the end I was sorry to see the first series end.Have no fears though The Royal Bodyguard is coming back for another series very soon.Once again I hope David will accept my apologies.